Go Back

Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Thick Cream Cheese Coffee Cake has a layer of cheesecake and is topped with a crunchy Cinnamon Streusel. You'll love the moist texture with ribbon of cream cheese!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 16
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 2.5 cup all-purpose flour for the cake
  • 1 cup granulated sugar for the cake
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder for the cake
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda for the cake
  • 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt for the cake
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened, for the cake
  • 3 large eggs for the cake
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract for the cake
  • 0.66 cup buttermilk for the cake
  • 16 ounces cream cheese softened (2 packages, 8 ounce each), for cream cheese layer
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar for cream cheese layer
  • 1 large egg for cream cheese layer
  • 1 cup light brown sugar for streusel topping
  • 0.33 cup granulated sugar for streusel topping
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon for streusel topping
  • 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt for streusel topping
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted, for streusel topping
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour for streusel topping

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. For the cake, grease and flour a 13x9 inch baking dish and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt on low until combined. Beat in softened butter until mixture is crumbly. Add in eggs, vanilla and buttermilk and beat until fully combined and fluffy! Pour half the batter into baking dish, spreading evenly.
  2. In a separate mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar and egg until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Pour over batter. Top with remaining half of cake batter.
  3. For the topping, mix sugars with cinnamon and salt. Add in butter and combine fully. Add flour and mix with hands until fully combined.
  4. Pour crumb topping over batter, sprinkling with hands until evenly distributed.
  5. Bake cake in a 325 degree F oven for about 45 minutes, until fully cooked. Cool completely and serve.